Lisa Baumann

So I took a flying leap into starting a vintage booth at a huge local antique mall. It began in June with a one-week experiment and during that week I moved into an ongoing space of my own. Breaking news: I ended it earlier this month. I’d been thinking for weeks about how much time we wanted to spend on this and the short answer for me is certainly not more time than a full-time job. While we were making more money with each month, the quest for inventory never ends and it’s definitely more...

As a frequent flyer for all things vintage I have to share a one-day Seattle-based auction taking place today (Oct. 1) online. Merely viewing this collection will bring light and joy to your soul. So do it! The Scandinavian & American Design online only auction starts this morning, ends today and it is chock full of iconic Eames, Knoll, and Wegner, etc. furniture as well as lighting, art and so much more. It has my dream dining table, among many other things I would love to find in the wild....

Since a trip to Palm Springs in May that involved scouting for vintage at the most picked-over Goodwill store imaginable and a hotter-than-hell but fun midcentury modern architecture bike tour, I've been absorbed in vintage as part of this interior design journey. Visiting Palm Springs, California, was a midcentury modern architecture and vintage goods TRIP as everyone knows (unless you're living under one of the many rocks maybe at nearby Joshua Tree National Park) it's a mecca for iconic...